"Smoking Allowed" Bars in Baden-Wuerttemberg
Don't worry: ageing bachelors are by no means the largest group of guests in this bar, which has long since become a classic. Regardless of whether it's mixed with gin, brandy or pisco: The cocktails always have an original twist. Enjoying a drink outside is particularly pleasant in summer. The party starts at 8 pm!
Knud Scheibelt's living room radiates the kind of serenity that only the really big bars have. Hardly anyone in Stuttgart knows more about malt whisky than the boss. Drinks from the 20th or even the 19th century can also be mixed - and the homemade vermouth is a big hit.
The old fiesta author and bullfighting admirer would probably have felt at home in the bar named after him in the hotel's vaulted cellar. You can imitate the legendary Ernest Hemingway and simply order a daiquiri, but you can also get detailed advice on particularly trendy drinks.
Max Illich plays a leading role among the most experienced bartenders in Baden-Württemberg. Three days a week, from Thursday to Saturday, classic drinks flow from the shaker as well as ice cold house creations. The boss personally takes care of non-alcoholic cocktails and appetising snacks.
A seat at the Bernstein bar is as coveted as admission to the Iffezheim gallop raciness. Of course, the better cocktails are available at the bar of the Baden-Baden Casino. Classic drinks, modernities or a glass of champagne? It doesn't matter, because the resident DJ and his colleagues will heat up the music for visitors.
Something like this is probably only possible in the big city: a stylish bar on the edge of the red light district that offers more than – the rather brilliant! - drinks from the menu. Rum or wine tasting can be booked as well as cocktail courses for beginners and the advanced. The Dirty Martini is hard to beat in Stuttgart.